Holder for neckties or the like.



- P'ATENTED JUNE 7, 1904.

No. 761,766. L v J. G. GILL.

.v HOLDER FOR NEGKTIBS OR THE LIKE.

APPLIOATIOK IIIJED P113. 16, 1903.

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' Patented June '7, 1904.

PATENT OFFIcE.

JAMES GEOFFREY GILL, OF MIDDELBURG, CAPE COLONY.

HOLDER FOR NECKTIES OR THE LIKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 761,766, dated June '7, 1904. I Application filed February 16, 1903, Serial No. 143,697. (No model.)

.To a whom it may con-corn:

Be it known that I, JAMns GEOFFREY GILL, R. A. M. 0., captain in the British Army, a

subject of the King ofGreat Britain, residing After buttoning them it is sometimes almost impossible to pull round the necktie, and if the wearer. wants to change his necktie he must unbutton thecollar also. It is not so difficult with a new collar, because-the inside is well glossed and the necktie therefore slips round; but after the first wash a necktie is often pulled to pieces trying to get it round the collar an inch or two because the fold of the collar grips it so tight. Now my invention is designed to avoid these defects.

In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 and 2 are cross-sections through the collar and holder. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of my device separatedfrom the collar.

The invention consists, essentially, in providing a holder A for the necktie made of thin strips of celluloid, xylonite, or pyroxylin fabric, or even a piece of light nickel-steel or other suitable material folded longitudiually like a collar, except that its fold a is at the bottom instead of at the top. This holder is placed between the two folds of the collar D. On the inside it is made very smooth and glossy, so as to form no obstruction to the necktie F being pulled through it longitudinally, and the outer side is somewhat rough, so as to hold between the folds of the collar D. In the center is a flap B with a buttonhole, which when the holder is placed in the collar is approximately in line with the buttonhole O in the back of the collar, as shown in Fig. 1, so that both will button onto the samestud G, or flap B can be turned over the is a little tight.

bottom edge of the inside fold of the collar and buttoned onto the stud outside the collar,as shown in Fig. 2. This flap B can be formed by cutting three sides of a rectangle out of the strip a and turning down the flap thus formed. The strip has also a flap or hook E to catch under the edge of the inner fold of the collar D to keep the appliance in place. in the segment of a circle, (not flat or straight,) so that it will have approximately the curve that the collar assumes when being worn, and it may be advisable to make this curve of a radius smaller than that of the collar when round the neck, so that when it is placed in the collar it will lie close against the inner fold and enable it also to fit collars of different sizes. If the holder were ,made flat or straight, it would on bending it intoa curve round the neck get too tight, and so bind the necktie like an ordinary linen collar does. At the bottom the tie-holder is made with an interspace H between the opposing faces, so as to leave the tie F free enough to be pulled round; but the top edges are thin and meet together. When, therefore, the holder is placed in, the collar, the necktie will pull round freely in it. It being made thin, the holder will take up very little room in the collar--little more, in fact, than the necktie does at present.

The mode of action is as follows: The necktie F isfirst placed in thefoldsof the holder A and the holder,with the tie F inserted,placed between the two folds of the collar D. The holder is fastened to the back stud by the buttonhole in the flap B and the two other hooks E catching under the lower edge of the inner fold of the collar. The opposing faces of the holder inside being very smooth and polished, the necktie will pull round even if the holder The holder should come about two-thirds of the way. round the collar, and of course its ends must not show at the front. By this means the necktie can be pulledbackward and forward in the collar without any strain on the tie, thus greatly facilitating the tying of the bow or knot. The invention makes it possible to take ofl? the tie and put it on again without -unbuttoning the collar. To enable this to be effected, the holder,with tie inserted, is pushed along between the two The holder isabsolutely necessary; but the flaps could be dispensed with and a buttonhole made in the holder just above the fold a to admit of the holder being buttoned direct onto the stud at back.

I declare that what I claim is 1. A holder for neckties and the like, comprising a strip of thin material folded longitudinally upon itself and open at its upper edges, the inside faces or surfaces thereof being smooth and glossy substantially as described, whereby when said holder with the necktie therein is placed inside of a collar the necktie may be readily adjusted by moving it lengthwise in said holder.

2. A holder for neckties and the like, com prising a strip of thin material folded longitudinally upon itself, the inner faces thereof being polished or glossy; means at the rear of said holder for securing it within a collar; and means carried by the holder at or near the forward end thereof for engaging the under edge of a collar when the holder is in place within a collar, substantially as described.

3. A holder for neekties and the like, comprising a strip of material folded longitudinally upon itself, the opposing inner faces thereof being smooth and glossy, said holder being circular in form, substantially as described, so that it will have approximately the curve of a collar.

4. A holder for neckties and the like, comprising a strip of thin material folded longitudinally upon itself, the inner faces of the material being smooth and glossy, with a space left at the lower portion thereof where the parts are folded upon each other, the upper inner edges of the strip coming close together, substantially as described.

5. A holder for neekties and the like, comprising a strip of thin material folded longitudinally upon itself, the inner opposing faces of the material being smooth and glossy while the outer faces are roughened.

6. A holder for neekties and the like, comprising a strip of material folded longitudinally upon itself, with the free edges uppermost and the inner faces smooth and glossy; a flap B secured to the lower edge of the holder at its mid-length; and hooks E, E secured to the forward ends of the holder, substantially as and for the purpose described.

7. A eravat-guide for overturned collars,

comprising an envelop adapted to fit lengthwise in the fold of the collar and to embrace the cravat-neekband, and having smooth inner faces and relatively rough outer faces.

8. A eravat-guide for overturned collars, comprising an envelop adapted to lit lengthwise in the fold of the collar and to embrace the eravat-neckband, said envelop composed of two flat strips united at their edges and having smooth inner faces.

9. A cravat-guide for overturned collars, comprising an envelop adapted to fit lengthwise in the fold of the collar and to embrace the cravat-neckband, said envelop composed of two flat strips united at their edges and having smooth inner faces and relatively rough outer faces.

10. A cravat-guide for overturned collars, comprising an envelop adapted to fit lengthwise in the fold of the collar and to embrace the cravat-neckband, said envelop composed of two fiat strips united at their edges and having inner faces composed of smooth-linished celluloid.

11. A cravat-guide for overturned collars, comprising an envelop adapted to lit lengthwise in the fold of the collar and to embrace the cravat-neckband, said envelop composed of two fiat strips of smooth-finished celluloid, united at their edges.

12. A eravat-guide for overturned collars, comprising an envelop adapted to fit lengthwise in the fold of the collar and to embrace the cravat-necldmnd, said envelop composed of two fiat strips of celluloid united at their edges, and having smooth inner .faces and relatively rough outer faces.

13. A cravat-guide for overturned collars. consisting of a thin ilat strip of celluloid folded lengthwise, and adapted to lit in the fold of the collar so as to form two substan tially parallel flat strips united at their upper edges, said cravat-guide to embrace the era vatneckband, the inner faces of the celluloid strip having a smooth finish.

let. A eravat-guide for overturned collars, comprising an envelop adapted to fit lengthwise in the fold of the collar and to embrace the cravat-neckbaml, and having means for retaining it in position in said collar, said envelop composed of two fiat strips united at their edges and having smooth inner faces.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name, this 2d day of January, 1903, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES GEOFFREY GILL.

\Vitnesscs:

GEORGE A. SnLLnns, VIVIAN F. ADAMs. 

